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  • From: "David Inglis" <mhcsa AT verizon.net>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...
  • Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:56:00 -0500

Interesting that the recommended measure for ‘safe handling’ of manure in the soil negate any benefits from using it as a source of fertility.

Multiple studies from the 50’s show the huge loses of fertility  incurred by delayed incorporation.

Personally I think customers should be ‘certified’ as having robust digestive tracts that can handle normal levels of bacterial load before being allowed to buy ‘living food’.

This is a non solution to a non problem.

You are discussing the merits of the best path to the edge of the cliff. Good luck with that.

Cheerio.

 

Dave Inglis

www.mahaiweharvest.com

Berkshire County,

Massachusetts

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Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:30 AM
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Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] a manure plow...

 

Leave it on the surface to degrade a bit with UV and then disc in

shallowly to let the aerobic beasties feast on it. 

Mike

 





Thanks Mike,

Also apply some high calcium lime in the manure spreader or on top
of the manure in the field to stabilize the nitrogens and make a high calcium
environment for the beneficial microbes.  A carbon source is good too.

EM microbes seem to speed up and also stabilize the aerobic breakdown of
manures.

Just some thoughts.

Bill
Chicago area, z5




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